WORK EXPERIENCE
Survival Themed UI and UX Designs
FIRST ATTEMPTS
These are the first ideas that came to my head when presented with the theme of "Survival". I looked briefly at Frostpunk's style and very loosely based it off that, however the resemblance is quite far and between, and the general colours don't fit at all. The shapes could work however.
MOOD BOARD
CURSORS
Survival and RPG games normally have their own custom cursors which normally have a shaded 3D look, for example, this:
Considering how I am not very experienced in 3D modelling or 3D styling, I will make simplistic versions of these cursors to show that I understand the different needs for them in different situations and how they're used. The style will be that akin to Kenney's:
I also started playing Lost Ark, a new MMORPG that makes extensive use of UI elements and cursors, and so will also take inspiration from that, as survival games come in many genres, some being MMORPGs.
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Inventory Menu - Furrer, J. (Unknown). Inventory Menu - Survival Sci Fi Game. Available: https://dribbble.com/shots/5696352-Inventory-Menu-Survival-Sci-Fi-Game. Last accessed 19th Jan 2022.
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